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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Milton S. Fox
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.fox64
- Creators:
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Fox, Milton S., 1904-1971Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-1979New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1964
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reelSound recording7 in.34 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Milton S. Fox conducted by Harlan Phillips in 1964 for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Fox discusses his time studying in Paris; art education and the art school environment; Impressionists; work as a portrait painter during the Depression; the Cleveland art scene in the 30s and 40s; working in the Cleveland Museum of Art; writing criticisms; American Artists Congress; progressive attitudes toward art; the WPA and its affects on American art; Cocoon Arts Club; artists union; camouflage work during the war; Cook Glassgold's introducing him to abstraction. He recalls Clarence Carter, Gerald Murphy, William Milliken and Glen Shaw.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on line at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/fox64.htm
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts project, which includes over 400 interviews of artists, administrators, historians, and others involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
More Information
General
General
An unrelated interview of Pietro Lazzari conducted by H. Phillips is also on this tape.
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Archives of American Art
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Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
Business Number: Phone: 202-633-7950
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